Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) Tech-savvy Karnataka would offer incentives to attract huge investments in rolling out electric vehicles (EV), generate jobs and opportunities for research in the e-mobility segments, said a state minister on Wednesday….
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Electric vehicles (EVs) are set to get cheaper following the government’s decision to lower the customs duty on import of parts and components of EVs which came into effect on…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi’s air quality took a sudden downward turn on Wednesday to ‘very poor’ after days of improved ‘poor’ to ‘moderate’ category. Experts, however, say rain forecast from Wednesday night might…
Gurugram, Jan 30 (IANS) A 10 month-old-leopard cub died after it was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the Gurugram-Faridabad Expressway, a wildlife department officer said. The January 26 night accident left the big cat…
Gurugram, Jan 30 (IANS) A 10-month-old leopard cub died when an unidentified vehicle rammed it on Saturday night on the Gurugram-Faridabad expressway. “A passerby informed local police about the fatal accident in Pali area of…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) The ongoing Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) crisis will not affect projects worth Rs 10,000 crore under the Namami Gange programme, an official said on Wednesday. National Mission for Clean…
Dehradun, Jan 30 (IANS) After remaining trapped in heavy snowfall for more than a week, four friends from Delhi were rescued late Tuesday evening from an Uttarakhand hotel, police officials said on Wednesday. “We have…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) Rapid climate change, that is causing warming of the tropical oceans, could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century, say…
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) The upcoming Mopa Greenfield International Airport Project in North Goa, undertaken by the GMR group, could be delayed due to a Supreme Court interim order this month which stayed cutting of…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) A 3D theatre located inside V.J.B. Udyan and Zoo, powered with content from Animal Planet, will sensitise people about the importance of wildlife. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has…
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Snowfalls and icy conditions have swept across the UK, with weather warnings in place for large parts of the country. The Met has said it expects rain and snow to last…
Wellington, Jan 30 (IANS) Three little blue penguins have been stolen from their burrow in New Zealand. One of the penguins died in the process and was left behind, but two were taken away, conservation…
Shimla, Jan 30 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday saw a marginal rise in temperatures due to a dry spell, but the Met has forecast rain and snowfall over the next two days…
Srinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) Minimum temperatures improved throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday due to a nightlong cloud cover as the 40-day long period of harsh winter cold ‘Chillai Kalan’ ended. The Met forecasts moderate…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) It was a cold Wednesday morning here with minimum temperature at 5.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, the Met said, adding the city may witness light rains during the…
Jammu, Jan 30 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway was hit by a landslide early on Wednesday in the Ramban district, a traffic official said. “An earlier landslide at Panthal was cleared to ensure smooth passage of…
New Delhi,A Jan 29 (IANS) A new report by Greenpeace on the ambient air quality in Indian cities has claimed that the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)– launched by the government earlier this month–is not…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the pollution level of the ground water in and around Vedanta group’s Sterlite copper smelting plant in…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The city may get some respite in the coming two days from the low minimum temperatures, which the Met department has said may rise by up to two degrees due…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The AAP government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the national capital is facing scarcity of clean water due to Haryana which is obstructing the flow of Yamuna…